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Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone 

Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Maria E. Davila-Bloom, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Review 

Branch, DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of 

Health, Room 758, 6707 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892–5452, (301) 

594–7637, davilabloomm@extra.niddk.nih.gov. 

This notice is being published less than 15 

days prior to the meeting due to the timing 

limitations imposed by the review and 

funding cycle. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 

Special Emphasis Panel; CF Centers. 

Date: December 12, 2011. 

Time: 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institute of Health, Two 

Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone 

Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Lakshmanan Sandaran, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Review 

Branch, DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of 

Health, Room 755, 6707 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892–5452, (301) 

594–7797, Is38z@nih.gov. 

This notice is being published less than 15 

days prior to the meeting due to the timing 

limitations imposed by the review and 

funding cycle. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes, 

Endocrinology and Metabolic Research; 

93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition 

Research; 93.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology 

and Hematology Research, National Institutes 

of Health, HHS) 

Dated: November 17, 2011. 

Jennifer S. Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2011–0098] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for Review; 

Information Collection Request for the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), Science and Technology, 

Protected Repository for the Defense 

of Infrastructure Against Cyber Threats 

(PREDICT) Program 

AGENCY: Science and Technology 

Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-day Notice and request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), Science & Technology 

(S&T) Directorate invites the general 

public to comment on data collection 

forms for the Protected Repository for 

the Defense of Infrastructure against 

Cyber Threats (PREDICT) program, and 

is a revision of a previously approved 

collection. The PREDICT program 

facilitates the accessibility of computer 

and network operational data for use in 

cyber security research and 

development through the establishment 

of distributed repositories of securityrelevant network operations data, and 

the application procedures, protection 

policies, and review processes necessary 

to make this data available to the cyber 

defense research community. The forms 

allow the PREDICT initiative to provide 

a central repository, accessible through 

a Web-based portal (https:// 

www.predict.org/) that catalogs current 

computer network operational data, 

provide secure access to multiple 

sources of data collected as a result of 

use and traffic on the Internet, and 

facilitate data flow among PREDICT 

participants for the purpose of 

developing new models, technologies 

and products that support effective 

threat assessment and increase cyber 

security capabilities. The PREDICT 

Coordinating Center (PCC) has 

established application procedures, 

protection policies, and review 

processes necessary to make this data 

available to the cyber defense research 

community, and PREDICT has been 

operational since Fall 2008. In order for 

a user to access PREDICT data, s/he 

must complete a registration form to 

establish a user account. The 

information collected is used by the 

DHS S&T PREDICT program to 

determine the authenticity and validate 

the requestor’s stated research against 

the data requested. 

The DHS invites interested persons to 

comment on the following form and 

instructions (hereinafter ‘‘Forms 

Package’’) for the S&T PREDICT 

program. Interested persons may receive 

a copy of the Forms Package by 

contacting the DHS S&T PRA 

Coordinator. This notice and request for 

comments is required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 

44 U.S.C. chapter 35). 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until January 23, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments, identified 

by docket number DHS–2011–0098, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Please follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: Millie.Ives@dhs.gov. Please 

include docket number DHS–2011–0098 

in the subject line of the message. 

• Fax: (202) 254–6171. (Not a toll-free 

number.) 

• Mail: Science and Technology 

Directorate, ATTN: Chief Information 

Office—Millie Ives, 245 Murray Drive, 

Mail Stop 0202, Washington, DC 20528. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DHS 

S&T PRA Coordinator Millie Ives (202) 

254–6828. (Not a toll free number.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

information will be collected via the 

DHS S&T PREDICT secure Web site at 

http://www.predict.org/. The PREDICT 

Web site employs only secure webbased technology to collect information 

from users to both reduce the burden 

and increase the efficiency of this 

collection. 

The Department is committed to 

improving its information collection 

and urges all interested parties to 

suggest how these materials can further 

reduce burden while seeking necessary 

information under the Act. 

DHS is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Suggest ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

(4) Suggest ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology, e.g., permitting electronic 

submissions of responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Science and Technology, Protected 

Repository for the Defense of 

Infrastructure against Cyber Threats 

(PREDICT) program. 

(3) Agency Form Number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Department of 

Homeland Security, Science & 

Technology Directorate, Cyber Security 

Division (CSD). 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 


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abstract: Individuals, consisting of 

federal, state and local law enforcement, 

private sector and academia 

practitioners. The information collected 

will be leveraged to determine the 

authenticity and suitability of the 

practitioner requesting access. Once 

approved, users will utilize the 

collaborative environment to upload 

documents/resources, exchange 

information, network with other users, 

as well as post blogs and comments. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 

a. Estimate of the total number of 

respondents: 243. 

b. Estimate of the time for an average 

respondent to respond: 0.5 burden 

hours. 

c. Estimate of the total public burden 

(in hours) associated with the collection: 

118.5 burden hours. 

Dated: November 10, 2011. 

Rick Stevens, 

Chief Information Officer for Science and 

Technology. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2011–0106] 

President’s National Security 

Telecommunications Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice 

of an Open Federal Advisory Committee 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The President’s National 

Security Telecommunications Advisory 

Committee (NSTAC) will meet on 

Thursday, December 8, 2011. The 

meeting will be open to the public. 

DATES: The NSTAC will meet Thursday, 

December 8, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 

1:30 p.m. Please note that the meeting 

may close early if the committee has 

completed its business. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Department of Homeland Security’s 

U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement (ICE) facility located at 500 

12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024. 

For access to the facility, contact Ms. 

Deirdre Gallop-Anderson at (703) 235– 

4282 or by email at deirdre.gallopanderson@dhs.gov by 5 p.m. on 

December 2, 2011. 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact Deirdre GallopAnderson as soon as possible. 

To facilitate public participation, we 

are inviting public comment on the 

issues to be considered by the 

committee as listed in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. Associated briefing materials 

that will be discussed during the 

meeting will be available at http://www.

ncs.gov/nstac for review by Friday, 

December 2, 2011. Comments must be 

received in writing by the Acting 

Director of the National 

Communications System no later than 

January 8, 2012, and must be identified 

by Federal Register Docket Number 

DHS–2011–0106 and may be submitted 

by any one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting written 

comments. 

• Email: NSTAC@hq.dhs.gov. Include 

the docket number in the subject line of 

the email message. 

• Fax: (703) 235–4981 

• Mail: Acting Director, National 

Communications System, National 

Protection and Programs Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security, 245 

Murray Lane, Mail Stop 0615, 

Arlington, VA 20598–0615. 

Instructions: All written submissions 

received must include the words 

‘‘Department of Homeland Security’’ 

and the docket number for this action. 

Comments received will be posted 

without alteration at www.regulations.

gov, including any personal information 

provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket, 

background documents or comments 

received by the NSTAC, go to www.

regulations.gov. 

A public comment period will be held 

during the meeting on December 8, 

2011, from 1:10 p.m. to 1:25 p.m. 

Speakers are required to register in 

advance in order to comment and are 

requested to limit their comments to 

three minutes. Speakers will be taken in 

order of registration, with the 

understanding that not all registered 

speakers may be accommodated within 

the allotted time. Please note that the 

public comment period may end before 

the time indicated, following the last 

call for comments. Contact Ms. Deirdre 

Gallop-Anderson at (703) 235–4282 or 

by email at deirdre.gallop-anderson@

dhs.gov by 5 p.m. December 2, 2011, to 

register as a speaker. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Allen F. Woodhouse, NSTAC 

Designated Federal Officer, Department 

of Homeland Security, telephone (703) 

235–4214. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

(Pub. L. 92–463). The NSTAC advises 

the President on matters related to 

national security and emergency 

preparedness (NS/EP) 

telecommunications policy. 

During the meeting, NSTAC members 

will receive feedback from the 

Department of Homeland Security and 

the Executive Office of the President 

regarding ongoing NSTAC 

recommendations. They will also 

receive an update from the Cloud 

Computing Subcommittee, and receive 

an update on the National Public Safety 

Broadband Network Subcommittee 

scoping effort. Additionally, there will 

be three discussions about Priority 

Services for Next Generation Networks, 

a Cyber Code of Conduct and current 

NS/EP communications issues related to 

risk management. The NSTAC will 

discuss options for developing and 

deploying Next Generation Network 

Priority Service capabilities to ensure a 

seamless transition from existing 

circuit-switched Priority Services as the 

carriers transition to Internal Protocol 

platforms. During the session on Cyber 

Code of Conduct, Federal Government 

officials and members will discuss the 

issue of the potential economic impact 

and policy issues related to botnets and 

the problems they cause to computer 

systems, businesses, and consumers. 

(Botnets are a group of compromised 

computers that are connected to the 

Internet and are used for malicious 

purposes). This discussion will include 

steps to stop botnets from propagating 

and to remove or mitigate the malicious 

software where installed. The last 

discussion will center around industry’s 

current risk management practices for 

NS/EP, how to better utilize these 

practices in Government to assure better 

response to cyber threats and how 

improving mechanisms for sharing 

threat information with industry can 

improve mitigation of cyber threats. 

Dated: November 17, 2011. 

Michael Echols, 

Alternate Designated Federal Official for the 

NSTAC. 

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